the roundup is broken out into four sections:
• parties + events
• tribute bands
• movie-related
• pets

note: events marked with a pumpkin 🎃 will have a costume contest.

parties + events

🎃 10/30 5-10pm: this party is killing you! the robyn party robyn-o-ween: 9 bob note @ 3 dollar bill (east williamsburg), $20. >>

10/30 6:30-9:30pm: zombie disco: elizabeth street garden (nolita). free admission. >>

🎃 10/30 7-10pm: poor unfortunate souls: a 21+ halloween party with disney cover band the little mermen + the princess pals. soho live (tribbeca), $22.71-25. >>

10/30 7pm-midnight: prohibition productions presents: the annual ‘spooky’ jazz + gin speakeasy soirée: the urbane arts club (ditmas park), $20-30. >>

🎃 10/30 7pm-late: new york night train’s 21st annual halloween haunted hop: devil’s night edition: knockdown center (maspeth), $33.02+. >>

10/30 8pm-3am: the devil’s eyes and gemini + scorpio present: rocky horror picture show shadow cast + transylvanian masquerade: costumes required. g+s loft (gowanus), $25+. >>

🎃 10/30 9:30pm-1am: anna copa cabanna + joe mcginty’s 11th halloween s(t)inging spooktacular piano karaoke party: sid gold’s request room (chelsea), $10 admission. >>

10/30 10pm-4am: zombie prom: an undead dance party for teenage dirtbags, mall rats, and creatures of the night. themed costumes required. house of yes (bushwick). $31.50+ >>

🎃 10/30 10:30pm: the third annual lezzie mcguire halloween party: lesbian halloween dance party, open to everyone but centered on queer women + sapphics. c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $20.09. >>

10/30 11pm: i bet you look good: indie halloween party: tv eye (ridgewood), $25. >>

10/30-11/1 (12/5pm): mano a mano’s annual day of the dead festival + marketplace: st. mark’s church in-the-bowery (east village). free admission (donations welcome). >>

10/31 10am: magicians and mediums: cemetery trolley tour: green-wood cemetery (brooklyn), $30. >>

🎃 10/31 11am-4pm: electrix vintage’s halloween fill-a-bag sale: electrix vintage (bed-stuy), $10/bag. >>

10/31 12-5pm, 8pm-midnight: thx it’s thrifted presents: day ‘n’ night halloween market + costume party: lohi (east williamsburg), $12.29-23.59. >>

10/31 2-6pm: show brain’s annual halloween concert: all-ages. tompkins square park (east village), free admission. >>

🎃 10/31 3pm-midnight: theater for the new city’s 50th annual village halloween costume ball: outdoor attractions 3-7pm (free admission); indoor party 7pm-midnight ($20, costume or formal wear requested). >>

10/31 5pm: mary’s scary story contest: a group of writers have just one hour to come up with scary stories and share them with the audience, who’ll then vote for their favorite. union hall (park slope), $15-16. >>

10/31 7-11pm: the 53rd annual village halloween parade: the world’s largest! costumed marchers enter at the corner of canal st + 6th ave from 6:30-9pm. free to watch along 6th ave between king st and w 15th st. >>

10/31 7pm: dead distillers halloween tour: a haunted whiskey adventure: kings county distillery (brooklyn navy yard), $40. >>

🎃 10/31 7pm: catbaret purrsents… meowloween: a cat-themed cabaret filled with comedy, music, burlesque, and raffles benefiting rescuenyc. bonus: free cat ears for all attendees. caveat (les), $18.76 with promo code ‘skint15’ (reg. $30-35). >>

🎃 10/31 7pm: a drinking game nyc presents: a drunk re-enactment of the nightmare before christmas. the bell house (gowanus), $25.05. >>

🎃 10/31 7pm: jenny rocha presents: fangs + follies: starring burlesque hall of fame winners the painted ladies alongside aerialist jennifer kovacs and host bastard keith. costumes encouraged. 3 dollar bill (east williamsburg), $25. >>

🎃 10/31 7pm-12:30am: prohibition productions presents: the salon 13th annual halloween stomp: three floors of infernal hot jazz, devilish jump blues, and n’ sultry swing music at ‘a secret private social club’ in murray hill. $35-39. >>

sponsored: 10/31 7:30pm: $10 tickets/kids free to see two-time grammy-nominated dover quartet: peoples’ symphony concerts presents a soulful program of quartets by dvořák and brahms and a special orchestration of rattle songs (pura fe) by indigenous composer jerod impichchaachaaha’ tate at washington irving campus (gramercy). >>

🎃 10/31 7:30pm: scary good comedy with brittany carney: comedians take the stage in their halloween costumes—and perform their sets entirely in character. littlefield (gowanus), $15 adv, $24.36 door. >>

🎃 10/31 8pm-1:30am: canal thing: a royal palms halloween party: movies, music, dancing, drink specials, and more at royal palms shuffleboard club (gowanus). free admission (optional court times are available for purchase on site). >>

10/31 8pm-4am: the nite church presents: a carnival of souls: the grand gothic halloween ball: tv eye (ridgewood), $30. >>

10/31 8pm-late; rubulad presents: the brooklyn witch trials: live music, djs, visuals, tarot, and more. rubulad (bushwick), $30-40. >>

10/31 9pm-1am: quietevents presents: the annual silent scream silent disco halloween party: bohemian beer garden (astoria), $30-40 (a credit or debit card is needed for the check-in process to use the required headphones). >>

10/31 10pm: halloween spooktacular: comedy and spooky surprises hosted by jenny gorelick. union hall (park slope), $12 adv, $15 door. >>

🎃 10/31 10pm: the second annual slash her halloween party + drag show: cassette (ridgewood), $30.06. >>

🎃 10/31 10:30pm-late: yes homo presents: the annual homoween party: c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $25.52. >>

🎃 10/31 11pm: dungeons and drag: vampires, a masquerade: fancy dress and masquerade masks are highly encouraged. purgatory (bushwick), $25-27. >>

10/31 11pm-4am: slow jams nyc – halloween slow jams + rnb party: heartbreak anthems, toxic singalongs, guilty pleasures, and the r+b songs you definitely shouldn’t be texting your ex to. littlefield (gowanus), $20. >>

10/31 11pm-5am: escape from ny – nyc’s biggest drum and bass halloween celebration: the wood shop (east williamsburg), $28.99-34.99. >>

10/31 11:30pm: michael t + bill coleman present: thriller: 80s disco + new wave halloween night: mercury lounge (les), $28.17. >>

10/31 11:59pm: devil baby – halloween edition: non-stop dance party with jenny lion: union hall (park slope), free admission. >>

11/1 1-3pm: the sixth annual astoria park pumpkin smash: sling your pumpkin across astoria park using a giant slingshot designed and built by astoria woodworkers collective. free. >>

11/2 4-7pm: day of the dead family celebration at green-wood cemetery: free admission. >>

tribute bands

10/30 7:30pm: cassette’s annual halloween cover show: tributes to the zombies, avril lavigne, modest mouse, and more. cassette (ridgewood), $24.05. >>

🎃 10/30 8pm: the annual habbaween abba tribute party: the bell house (gowanus), $35. >>

10/30 8pm: ska/punk halloween: bar freda (ridgewood), $12 adv, $15 day of. >>

10/30-31 (8pm-midnight): the gutter’s annual gutterween: 15+ tribute bands over two nights. costumes recommended. the gutter (williamsburg), free admission. >>

10/31 6pm: cropsey records’ annual halloween party: tributes to black sabbath, modern baseball, gwen stefani, paramore, and weezer. all ages. market hotel (bushwick), $15-20. >>

10/31 7-11pm: halloween cover show at the broadway: tributes to deftones, joyce manor, modest mouse, and siouxsie and the banshees. the broadway (bushwick/bed-stuy), $12 adv, $15 day of. >>

10/31 7pm-midnight: halloween at wonderville: tributes to the b-52s, joy division/new order, pixies, bauhaus, and wesley willis. wonderville (bushwick), free admission. >>

10/31 7pm-midnight: f*bomb productions presents: day of dio: a ronnie james dio retrospective. lucky 13 saloon (gowanus), $25. >>

10/31 7:30pm-11:30pm: halloween 1995: a night of ’90s alternative: tributes to alice in chains, stone temple pilots, hole, pj harvey, and my bloody valentine. main drag music (williamsburg), $15 admission ($35 admission includes an open bar). >>

10/31 8pm: union ghouls at union pool: union ghouls (spooky all star spooky cover band), smoota tete a tete, and fathersbaugh (as devo). union pool (williamsburg), free admission. >>

10/31 8-11pm: cover bands at mama tried: tributes to modest mouse and depeche mode. mama tried (sunset park), free admission. >>

11/1 3:30-11:30pm: owl-o-ween prom: post gutterween rager: tributes to the cranberries, violent femmes, david bowie, the strokes, blondie, the rocky horror picture show, and more. the gutter (williamsburg), $13-15. >>

movie-related

10/30 4pm: the annual tricks and treats – tv’s scariest episodes discussion: the paley museum (midtown), $21.50 general, $17.50 seniors/students. >>

10/30 6pm: free outdoor movie: beetlejuice: hudson yards public square and gardens. >>

10/30 7pm: nosferatu meets incarnate jazz: sarah pillow sings selections from her new album, followed by a screening of f. w. murnau’s 1922 nosferatu, accompanied live by dr. kalle toivio on church of the incarnation’s newly restored aeolian-skinner organ. church of the incarnation (murray hill), $25-40. >>

10/30 7-10:30pm: the 12th annual rocky horror picture show live band karaoke halloween extravaganza: littlefield (gowanus), $15 adv, $20 day of. >>

10/30-31 (8pm): the rocky horror picture show *live*: special tim curry memorial edition: c’mon everybody (bed-stuy), $35.54. >>

10/30-31 (8pm): creatures of the night: an all-qpoc drag, burlesque + sideshow shadow cast of the rocky horror picture show: coney island usa, $30. >>

10/30-11/1: shriek show xv – low-budget horror film marathon: spectacle theater (williamsburg), $10-25. >>

10/31 4pm, 7pm, 10pm: alfred hitchock’s psycho: village east by angelika, $19. >>

10/31 5pm: paranormal activity: free screening outside broadway’s august wilson theatre. >>

10/31 6:30pm: scream scene presents: die laughing at troll 2: tiny cupboard (bushwick), 15. >>

10/31 7:30pm: beats, rhymes + sights presents: friday the 13 part viii: jason takes mahattan with a live original soundtrack by dj 2-tone jones: lincoln center’s david rubenstein atrium (uws), free admission. >>

10/31 10pm: footlight’s annual over the garden wall pajama/costume screening: footlight underground at the windjammer (ridgewood). free admission (donations welcome). >>

11/1 7pm: a night of indonesian horror shorts: q.e.d. astoria, $10. >>

pets

10/31 2pm: dumbo’s annual howl-o-ween: part of the annual family-friendly dumboween festivities (10am-7pm). >>

10/31 2-5pm: elizabeth street garden’s halloween pet costume party: elizabeth street garden (nolita), free admission. >>

10/31 3-5pm (registration starts at 1pm): socrates sculpture park’s annual halloween dog costume contest: part of the park’s annual halloween harvest festival. socrates sculpture park (lic). >>

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One meeting. Two generations. A fight neither saw coming.

Emmy nominated “Stranger Things” actor Shannon Purser makes their off-Broadway debut alongside five-time Golden Globe nominee Marilu Henner in The Ask, written by Matthew Freeman and directed by Jessi D. Hill.

What happens when a donor meeting on the Upper West Side erupts into a gripping battle of will? Greta (Marilu Henner), a longtime progressive donor, meets Tanner (Shannon Purser), a young ACLU fundraiser sent to secure a major donation. Their shared ideals quickly give way to unexpected divisions, exposing cultural and emotional fractures that separate their generations.

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tuesday

🎃 thru 10/29: our roundup of 30+ spooky halloween-themed events thru thursday! >>

tues 6:30pm: hair/power: essays on control and freedom: author kajal odedra discusses her new book exploring the politics of hair, from buzz cuts and afros to the natural hair movement, and how hair can be a form of self-expression, control, and resistance, at williamsburg’s salon. she’ll be joined by salon founder and hairstylist rubi aguilar, with instyle beauty director lauren valenti moderating. free admission. >>

tues 7pm: camille de peretti: portrait of an unknown woman w/ julie satow: author camille de peretti discusses her new novel, which imagines the story of the mysterious woman depicted in gustav klimt’s portrait of a lady, with author julie satow (when women ran fifth avenue) at books are magic (brooklyn heights). $10 admission includes a store gift card, $20.69 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>

tues 7pm (monthly): we love a theme: a storytelling show: a lineup of performers tell funny, heartwarming, and cringe-inducing tales at bailey swilley’s monthly storytelling show. tonight’s ‘scared stupid’ theme features lynn battaglia, michelle chai, betsy friedman, and john mcginniss. pete’s candy store (williamsburg), free ($5 suggested donation). >>

tues 8pm (tuesdays): house party comedy: sima sepehri and zubi ahmed’s standup show returns to bushwick’s house party cafe + lounge with performances by julianna dudley, judah friedlander, sydney duncan, and salvin chahal. $10. >>

tues 8pm: live band karaoke at arlene’s grocery: pick your song, grab the mic, and be a star with your very own live band (nakatomi5) backing you up at arlene’s grocery (les). bonus: online ticket purchasers are entered in raffles to win prizes like drink tickets, skip-the-line song passes, or free admission to future shows. $10 adv, $15 day-of. >>

tues 9:30pm: story-oke: sing and tell: part karaoke, part confessional, this karaoke storytelling show invites performers and audience members alike to share a true story about their connection to a song – or the song itself – and then sing the hell out of it. hosted by shyaporn theerakulstit. caveat (les), $13.61 with promo code ‘skint’ (reg. $18.76-20). >>

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Now playing off-Broadway, this razor-edged play about money, morality, and the terrifying moment when people on the same side stop recognizing each other. Don’t miss this gripping battle of intellect, ideology, and identity.

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wednesday

weds thru the season: ice skating! lace up and get your skate on at these outdoor rinks opening for the season:
► winter village at bryant park (10/28-2/28) >>
► wollman rink in central park (10/28-3/16) >>
► lefrak center at lakeside in prospect park (10/31 thru ?) >>
► the gottesman rink at the davis center in central park (11/1-3/7) >>
► roebling rink at brooklyn bridge park (11/14-1/31) >>

weds 6pm: eighth annual european literature night: award-winning authors from 14 countries celebrate the english translations of their latest books during an evening of readings and discussions at the ukrainian institute of america (ues). throughout the evening, audiences can move between individual author readings and conversations and four thematic panel discussions moderated by pen america. free admission (rsvp). >>

weds 6:30pm: an evening with the new york times op-docs 2026, part 1: the new york times op-docs presents a screening of four acclaimed short documentaries, followed by a discussion with filmmakers and members of the op-docs team. ifc center (greenwich village), $18 general, $15 seniors. >>

weds 7pm: junk journal hang and zine trade: seasoned zine fans and newbies alike are welcome to hang and create junk journals at purgatory (bushwick). supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own to share. free admission (donations welcome). >>

weds 7pm: letters + sodas reading series: writer lana schwartz (the new yorker, mcsweeney’s) brings together comedians and writers for a night of standup, humor pieces, fiction, and essay readings. the greats of craft (lic), $5. >>

weds 7pm: science tonight: the one billion episode: hosted by astronomer dr. mark popinchalk of the american museum of natural history, science tonight is a comedy talk show where prepared scientists and unprepared improvisers team up to talk all things science. tonight’s season finale explores billionths, billions, and billionaires with guest sarah adelman (blow my mind). $14.64 with promo code ‘scitoniskint’ (reg. $24-25). >>

weds 7pm (wednesdays): baby shoes comedy: clare donaher and alex murdoch’s baby shoes comedy show delivers grown-up laughs with a fresh lineup of comedians each week. tonight’s show features ellen harrold, spencer wright, rohan dias, and chiara montali. black cat les, free admission. >>

weds 7pm: the vinyl word: the smiths vs. the cure: the vinyl word pits the smiths’ the queen is dead against the cure’s disintegration with a back-to-back album listening party where the crowd votes on the winner. alphaville (bushwick), $15 adv, $20 door. >>

weds 7:30pm (wednesdays): we have fun: a stand-up show: hosts zach sims and dan wilbur team up to bring the fun-ny to young ethel’s (south slope), with stand-up by katie hannigan (colbert), matt koff (the daily show), emily walsh (peacock), and jordan wold funny or die). free admission. >>

weds 7:30pm: southern oracles: the black air poets fuse jazz, hip hop, poetry, dance, and more in a multidisciplinary concert that touches on all things conceptually south: neighborhoods, music, history, culture. the adam space/bamcafé (fort greene), free admission. >>

weds 8pm (monthly): ditmas lit: a diverse range of fiction writers, storytellers, poets, and essayists share their work at the ditmas lit series, returning to the urbane arts club (ditmas park) with andrew colarusso (pettyg-d: poems), margaret kogan (steppingstones), maxim matusevich (six trains of no return), and kailee pederson (sacrificial animals). hosted by sarah bridgins. free admission. >>

weds 8:30pm: comedy on kingston: the comedy on kingston show returns with a night of stand up featuring reg thomas, andrew durso, cab washington, courtney reynolds, and zubi ahmed, plus music by kenan banks. hosted by nolawee. salon on kingston (crown heights), $15. >>

thursday

thurs 6:30pm: data by design: p+t knitwear welcomes lauren klein, tanvi sharma, and silas munro to celebrate and discuss the release of their book data by design, which explores how the history of data visualization holds the key to designing a more just future. p+t knitwear bookstore (les). $10 admission, $44.52 ticket option includes a copy of the book. >>

thurs 6:30pm: newsreel presents: a midterm mania panel + party: five days before the election, new york city council member chi ossé, morris katz of the mamdani campaign, vox’s astead herndon, and newsnation host batya ungar-sargon talk midterms at a phone-free panel, followed by a party with a dj. 100 sutton event space (greenpoint), $15 with promo code ‘skint15’ (reg. $40). bonus: ticket includes a drink. >>

thurs 7pm: carnegie science spooky social: space is full of things that should scare you more than ghosts. join astronomer dr. scott sheppard for a spooky evening exploring hidden planets, ‘planet-killer’ asteroids, and other mysteries lurking in our solar system. hosted by science comedians sarah rose siskind and willa barnett, the night features trivia, prizes, an optional costume contest, and a q+a with sheppard and carnegie science president john mulcahey. $17.85 with promo code ‘helloscicom’ (reg. $23-25). >>

thurs 7pm: a final reading with the center for fiction / susan kamil 20266 emerging writer fellows: the center for fiction’s nine 2026 emerging writer fellows come together to conclude their cohort year and share their published writing and works in-progress. the center for fiction (fort greene), free admission (donations welcome). >>

thurs 7pm (monthly): golden spiral comedy show: at mindy raf and katie compa’s golden spiral comedy show, stand-up set lengths follow the fibonacci sequence (5, 8, 13, and 21 minutes each). tonight’s show at whiskey cellar nyc (east village) features courtney maginnis (hbo), matt goldich (seth meyers), amanda gordon (subway takes), and kofi thomas (secret sauce comedy). advance ticket purchase includes a raffle ticket for a free drink. a limited number of tickets are available for $7.18 with promo code ‘skintspiral’ >>

thurs 7pm-10pm: the sixth annual francon: mingle with other fran fans at this annual tribute to iconic new york writer and humorist fran lebowitz, where you can swap books, smoke candy cigarettes, and drink themed cocktails. holiday cocktail lounge (east village), $5-17 admission. >>

thurs 8:30pm (monthly): connor ratliff presents: the acting class: a fully improvised show disguised as an acting workshop, where host connor ratliff demonstrates ‘what acting truly is’ with the help of a guest performer and occasional audience participation. ucb (east village), $15. >>

ongoing

our roundup of 40+ ongoing events: hitchcocktober, the amazing maize maze, and more. >>

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